1. Comparing Integers 7 th Grade World Explorers! Week 1

2. Transamerica Tower aka Legg Mason Building There are 40 stories and an underground parking garage consisting of 5 levels.

3. What integer could be used to describe being on the 35 th floor? What integer could be used to describe being in the parking garage 2 levels below ground?

4. 6 co-workers are meeting on the ground floor for lunch. A few minutes before they are about to meet they are all located on different levels.

5. 12-3-5 7 03

6. If all of these co-workers are at their respective level at the same time, who will take the longest to get to the ground floor? Why? Who will get to the ground floor faster – the person on the 3 rd level or 3 levels underneath? Why?

7. Absolute Value how far a number is from zero 4 4 “4" is 4 away from zero, and ”-4" is also 4 away from zero. So the absolute value of 4 is 4, and the absolute value of -4 is also 4.

8. Absolute Value Notation how far a number is from zero 4 4

9. Practice Questions Comparing Integers Absolute Value

10. Closure Question Wizard of Oz When the scarecrow says “We can go both ways,” how does this relate to absolute value?